ACT 2 Theatre Company to Perform Radio Plays
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on April 25, 2019 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
ACT 2 Theatre Company invites you to be a part of our "studio audience" as we transform McCrory Marketplace Great Hall into a live "broadcast" of radio drama and comedy!
Directed by Lydia Mong, the theatre group will present Radio Plays, a collection of four different shows. Sue 'em, a comedy by Nancy Bancroft Brosius, was the first radio play in America. It takes place in 1925 when Mr. Dorn comes home with a sore leg after getting bumped by a truck while crossing a street. Will the family sue?
The comedy, The Neglected Crop, by the USDA Radio Service dates back to 1927, and is about different points off view by a family's parents and their kids about keeping their farm going.
The radio/stage play by Eric Coble, Professor Pedanto on "Sound of Music," "Music Man," "Oklahoma" is an interview with a leading authority on musical theatre.
The mystery, Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209: "The Cable Car Murder," is one of a series of female private eye shows from 1940-1951. Candy (along with police Lt. Ray Mallard) investigates and attempts to solve the murder of a grumpy man she sits next to on a cable car, who mysteriously gets shot and killed without anyone hearing the shot.
Our talented Radio Players are Callia Byard, Isaiah Evans, Victor Folio, John L. Hall, Maelee Henderson, Derek Hess, Owen Hess, Rex Kelch, Julie Kennedy-Rea, Mortimer Kennedy-Rea, Bev Oliver, Dominic Smith and Richard Southall.
Radio Plays is set to open on April 25th with more performances on April 26, 27, 28 and May 2-5. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will be held at 7:30 PM with Sunday performances at 2 PM.
Reservations are recommended, and can be made via email at act2theatre@gmail.com (preferred) by providing your name, date of performance you wish to attend, and the number of people in your party. Please make sure the subject line says SHOW RESERVATIONS.
Reservations can also be made by calling our Google Voice phone number, 304-918-0010) and leaving a message with your name, which performance you wish to attend, and the number of people in your party. Voice messages will be retrieved and calls will be returned.
More information about the show and the cast can be found at http://act2theatre.org and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/act2theatreco/.
The ACT 2 Theatre Company is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that has been providing theatrical opportunities for the community since 1998.
Directed by Lydia Mong, the theatre group will present Radio Plays, a collection of four different shows. Sue 'em, a comedy by Nancy Bancroft Brosius, was the first radio play in America. It takes place in 1925 when Mr. Dorn comes home with a sore leg after getting bumped by a truck while crossing a street. Will the family sue?
The comedy, The Neglected Crop, by the USDA Radio Service dates back to 1927, and is about different points off view by a family's parents and their kids about keeping their farm going.
The radio/stage play by Eric Coble, Professor Pedanto on "Sound of Music," "Music Man," "Oklahoma" is an interview with a leading authority on musical theatre.
The mystery, Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209: "The Cable Car Murder," is one of a series of female private eye shows from 1940-1951. Candy (along with police Lt. Ray Mallard) investigates and attempts to solve the murder of a grumpy man she sits next to on a cable car, who mysteriously gets shot and killed without anyone hearing the shot.
Our talented Radio Players are Callia Byard, Isaiah Evans, Victor Folio, John L. Hall, Maelee Henderson, Derek Hess, Owen Hess, Rex Kelch, Julie Kennedy-Rea, Mortimer Kennedy-Rea, Bev Oliver, Dominic Smith and Richard Southall.
Radio Plays is set to open on April 25th with more performances on April 26, 27, 28 and May 2-5. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will be held at 7:30 PM with Sunday performances at 2 PM.
Reservations are recommended, and can be made via email at act2theatre@gmail.com (preferred) by providing your name, date of performance you wish to attend, and the number of people in your party. Please make sure the subject line says SHOW RESERVATIONS.
Reservations can also be made by calling our Google Voice phone number, 304-918-0010) and leaving a message with your name, which performance you wish to attend, and the number of people in your party. Voice messages will be retrieved and calls will be returned.
More information about the show and the cast can be found at http://act2theatre.org and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/act2theatreco/.
The ACT 2 Theatre Company is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that has been providing theatrical opportunities for the community since 1998.
Editor's Note: Photo courtesy of act2theatre.org.
